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HENRY E. TRUMBLE, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO G. EDW'IN DUNBAR, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,489, dated June 7', 1881.

Application filed August 10, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that], HENRY E. TRUMBLE, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ridiug-Sulhies for Plows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of sulkyplows in which the snlky is designed for use in connection with the varying styles of common plows formed with beams and shares.

My invention has for its object certain improvements in the construction of said sulkies, whereby they are more conveniently adjusted for connection with said plows, and the plow, when in use, is more easily and accurately controlled, and whereby economyis effected in the construction by dispensing with unnecessary bolts, plates, and cumbersome parts, and by the adaptation of certain features for performing various functions, all in one construction.

A construction embodying my improvements consists in a rectangular frame, first bent from a point a little to one side of its center back upon itself, and then one looped endbeing bent downwardly, forming an upwardly-extending oblique angle from a point a little below the top of the rear perpendicular loop or portion to a point alittle aboveahorizontal level, which bendingformsabottom extension on each side, constituting perpendicular recesses or ways, said device, in my construction, being used in lieu of cumbersome frames, plates, and castings frequently in use. This light frame, so simply formed, constitutes the mainframe to the sulky, with which other features are asso ciated in substantially the manner set forth in the following detailed description, and in which description the novel and useful features of my construction are more thoroughly explained and described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a side view of my sulky complete, having plow-beam attached; Fig. 2, rear view; Fig. 3, top View; Fig. 4, a perspective of the frame; Fig. 5, a perspective of a detached portion of the frameway or recess and the wheel-axle and connections; and Fig. 6 is a cross-section of the o plow-beam and an ed ge view of the frontclamp or holder.

B B are the frame, with its way D. On top of the rear bar of the frame and under the forward bar the tongue 1? is secured, and the seat S is bolted to the front bar. h is are braces secured to the rear loop of the frame to strengthen the same, Fig. 2. Ratchet J, with its lev'er I, is secured on the rear end of tongue P. To lever I is pivoted rod (1, which rod has an eye in its lower end, in which is hung the forward clamp or beam-holder t.

A portion of this construction is similar to that in other machines for raising and lower in g the front end of the plow-beam, in governing depth of cut, for effecting a rigid bearing down on said beam, for holding it rigidly at given points of location in relation to its movement up or down, and for other purposes, all of which my construction accomplishes; but the construction of bar (I and holder 2. effects new results in addition. In Fig. 6 it will be seen that the upper portion of the holder t is provided with a bail located movably in the eye of rod (1, which, owing to the space each side of said rod where it connects with the bail of said clamp, allows a lateral movement of the plow-beam by the same construction or de vice which prevents the vertical movement. This lateral movementof the beam gives greater freedom to the plow in adapting itself to its relations with the soil and furrow and with the draft-power, which latter, it should be borne in mind, connects with the plow-beam direct, and not with the sulky, except to support the front end of the tongue. This holder t, with its rod-support, also forms a fulcrum in raising the rear end of the plow.

C is a bail, Fig. 3, one of the offices of which is to carry the rear clamp, a, supporting the rear of plow-beam F. This bail is usually connected at each end ,with perforated plates, bars, or in other objectionable manner, which admits of only given degrees of adjustment, and in most instances only when the sulky is at rest. I locate each end of this bail G in ways D D, and also in the slotin the obliquelyangled extension of the perpendicular lever E, thus forming a cam-connection. Lever E engages ratchet 0.

By the construction and association of parts I dispense with many expensive elements in frequent constructions, and I am enabled to conveniently and quickly raise either one or both ends of bail G in unlimited degrees-that is, I am not compelled to locate said ends at any regular and pregiven points from the lower to the upper limits of the way D. This adjustment is as readily effected when the sulky is in motion as when at rest. This arrangement is used to control the degree of the bearing down of the weight of the sulky on the plow; also, by raising one end of the bail-rod O the plow is canted to the right or left laterally as freely as can be done by hand when plowing without the use of a sulky.

'lo lever e, pivoted to the rear of tongue I, is connected a short adjusting-rod, 6, having a hook in its free end adapted to engage links of a chain, f, which chain is secured to the bail C. By means of said lever 0, rod i, chain f, bail G, and clamp a the rear end of the plow is raised from the furrow, and by the adjustable features of the different parts any style or height of plow can be quickly connected, ready for practical use.

The frame B, with its way D, in connection with the attached parts, effects other results by a greatly simplified construction. Referring to Fig. 5, clutch-joint L, by means of the adjusting-bolt O, is adjustably located in way D, said adjustment being both revoluble and vertical. This bolt 0 has an eye in its outer end, in which is adjustably located the rightangled extension of the wheel-axle N. Thus the single bolt 0 performs three ofiices, and by it and the peculiar construction of its associated connections the adjustment of the joint L vertically in way D is unlimited in its degree, as before defined in regard to the bail G, and also the adjustment of the axle-extension N from the axle to its upper end.

Some of the results per se of this construction, and some of the parts, considered separately, are not new with me; but so far as I know my association of parts is novel, and the results thereof, collectively, have never before been effected in one device.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The frame with its perpendicular and obliquelyangled loops, and the recesses or ways, the lever having the obliquely-angled slotted extension, and its ratchet secured to the side of the forward loop of the frame, the bail-rod having its ends loosely located in said ways of the frame and slots of the angled extension of said lever, the bail having the rear plow clamp or holder located thereon, all in combination, substantially as described and shown, for the objects set forth.

2. The bail-bar supporting the rear clamp, the ends of said bail located both in the ways of the looped frame and the slot of the angled extension of the lever, the lever having the hook-rod and adj listing-chain, said chain connecting with the bail near where the clamp is located, all in combination substantially as described.

3. In a riding-sulky for plows, the frame having the ways or recess shown, the nut with its eye or loop end adjnstablyloeated in said way and supporting and securing together the clutch-joint, and also adjustably retaining in its eye the angled extension of the wheelaxle, all constructed and combined substantially as specified and shown, for the object set forth.

4. In a sulky-plow, the bailbar having either end loosely located both in the ways of the looped frame and the slot of the lifting-lever, all substantially as described and shown.

HENRY E. TRUMBLE.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES M. DAVIS, WALTER F. LoRIN. 

